Mental Health
Mental health is a critical concern within the funeral profession, where staff regularly face emotionally demanding situations, exposure to grief, and the pressures of operating in sensitive, high-responsibility environments. Supporting the wellbeing of funeral directors, arrangers, crematoria staff, and others in the sector is essential to maintaining resilience and professional care standards. Funeral Service Times covers mental health initiatives, workplace support programmes, sector guidance, training, and cultural shifts—helping funeral professionals prioritise wellbeing in a field where emotional labour is both constant and deeply personal.
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Jul- 2024 -16 JulyBusiness
Central Co-op to offer 300 work experience placements
Central Co-op has pledged 300 work experience placements this year across funeral homes, food stores and its support centre in…
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Jun- 2024 -5 JuneCharity
SVP and Family Tree Funerals join forces
Family Tree Funerals, which is based in Stroud’s Middle Street, has signed up as a Company Friend of people-powered conservation…
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Apr- 2024 -18 AprilCharity
William H Painter to raise funds for UPRAWR in May
William H Painter Funeral Directors has organised a concert night in Birmingham with the aim of raising money for the…
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Feb- 2024 -7 FebruaryCommunity
Two funeral directors renew community funds
Berkshire funeral directors, Miles and Daughters, and North Down-based John Gray and Co Funeral Directors have both announced their community…
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7 FebruaryCommunity
CPJ Field enhances its ‘Never Alone’ programme
UK’s oldest funeral directors CPJ Field has enhanced its ‘Never Alone’ programme to tackle loneliness in the community with a…
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Jan- 2024 -12 JanuaryCharity
Dorset charities relaunch January bereavement cafes
Charities Dorset Open Door, Mosaic, Dorset Youth and Dorset Mental Health Forum will be hosting bereavement cafes in Weymouth and…
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Oct- 2023 -24 OctoberCommunity
Jennifer Ashe and Son launches bereavement group
West Midlands-based funeral director, Jennifer Ashe and Son, has launched its own support bereavement group. This comes in response to…
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Mar- 2023 -8 MarchPeople
Yorkshire independent funeral director elected as SAIF president
Mark Horton, of Hull-based Hortons Funeral Directors, has been elected president of SAIF, the UK’s largest trade association dedicated to…
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Feb- 2023 -20 FebruaryBusiness
Century old family funeral business opens second branch in Bradford
Edwin Pounds and Sons, a historic family funeral business, has opened its second branch to serve the people in Bradford.…
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Dec- 2022 -29 DecemberBusiness
SAIF launches caring new benefit for Associate member employees
UK funeral trade association SAIF is to extend its SAIF Care service to a new audience in 2023. The counselling…
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